However in Paris, French police banned a pro-Palestiniandemonstration on Saturday after protesters last weekend tried to storm two synagogues in the capital during a similar rally, according to Agence France-Presse news agency.

President Francois Hollande, during a visit to Niger on Friday, said themarch would have been a "risk to public order". "We cannot allow the conflict to be imported into France. We cannot havedemonstrators [from opposite sides] facing each other down, with a risk topublic order," he said.

The organisers of the march, meanwhile, said they were taking legal action to overturn the ban but that it would be defied regardless of the outcome.

In Istanbul, riot police used water cannons to stop hundreds of pro-Palestinian Turks who were staging a protest rally outside the Israeli consulate after Israel launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

However, from Jakarta, Indonesia to Berlin, Germany, pro-Palestinian protesters have been staging demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians and in condemnation of Israel’s latest offensive in Gaza.

Thousands of South Africans have taken to the streets in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town demanding South Africa expel the Israeli ambassador.

Supporters of ruling National Conference (NC) hold banners and placards as they shout anti-Israel slogans during a protest march against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

Riot police use water cannons to stop hundreds of pro Palestinian Turks who were staging a protest rally outside the Israeli consulate after Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza Strip, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 18.

People hold banners during a protest against Israel\(***)s military action in Gaza, at La Constitucion square in Malaga, Spain, on July 17. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, an official statement from his office said.

People march on the streets, displaying banners and Palestinian flags, as they shout anti Israeli slogans, during a protest against the Israeli air strikes of the Gaza strip, in Madrid, Spain, on July 17. More than 2,000 people took part in the demonstration.

Protest against Israel\(***)s attack on Gaza, in Ahmadabad, India, on July 17.

Protesters hold placards denouncing Israeli air strikes in Gaza, during a rally outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul on July 17.

An estimated 1,000 pro-Palestinians and activists took part in two separate protests against the air strikes on the Gaza Strip outside of the Israeli Embassy on July 17 in Athens, Greece.

Participants demonstrate at a protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, on July 1 in Berlin, Germany. The event took place at the same time as a \(***)We Stand With Israel\(***)s demonstration elsewhere in the city.

An ultra Orthodox Jew holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israel\(***)s air strikes on Gaza in London, July 11.

A Tunisian holds a placard which reads in Arabic \(***)We are all Gaza" during a protest against the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, in Tunis on July 11.

Activists gather to protest the Israeli bombing of Gaza during a rally in front of the Israeli embassy on July 11 in Washington, DC. Several peace groups gathered to protest in front of the embassy to call for an end to Israel\(***)s bombing of Gaza.

A Chinese woman holds a banner reading \(***)Free Palestine" during a protest against Israeli air strikes on Gaza, outside the Palestinian embassy in Beijing on July 18.

Indonesian protesters shout slogans during a rally to call for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza, in Jakarta on July 18.

Thousands of South Africans have taken to the streets in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town demanding South Africa expel the Israeli ambassador.

Supporters of ruling National Conference (NC) hold banners and placards as they shout anti-Israel slogans during a protest march against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

Riot police use water cannons to stop hundreds of pro Palestinian Turks who were staging a protest rally outside the Israeli consulate after Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza Strip, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 18.

People hold banners during a protest against Israel\(***)s military action in Gaza, at La Constitucion square in Malaga, Spain, on July 17. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, an official statement from his office said.

People march on the streets, displaying banners and Palestinian flags, as they shout anti Israeli slogans, during a protest against the Israeli air strikes of the Gaza strip, in Madrid, Spain, on July 17. More than 2,000 people took part in the demonstration.

Protest against Israel\(***)s attack on Gaza, in Ahmadabad, India, on July 17.

Protesters hold placards denouncing Israeli air strikes in Gaza, during a rally outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul on July 17.

An estimated 1,000 pro-Palestinians and activists took part in two separate protests against the air strikes on the Gaza Strip outside of the Israeli Embassy on July 17 in Athens, Greece.

Participants demonstrate at a protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, on July 1 in Berlin, Germany. The event took place at the same time as a \(***)We Stand With Israel\(***)s demonstration elsewhere in the city.

An ultra Orthodox Jew holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israel\(***)s air strikes on Gaza in London, July 11.

A Tunisian holds a placard which reads in Arabic \(***)We are all Gaza" during a protest against the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, in Tunis on July 11.

Activists gather to protest the Israeli bombing of Gaza during a rally in front of the Israeli embassy on July 11 in Washington, DC. Several peace groups gathered to protest in front of the embassy to call for an end to Israel\(***)s bombing of Gaza.

A Chinese woman holds a banner reading \(***)Free Palestine" during a protest against Israeli air strikes on Gaza, outside the Palestinian embassy in Beijing on July 18.

Indonesian protesters shout slogans during a rally to call for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza, in Jakarta on July 18.

Thousands of South Africans have taken to the streets in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town demanding South Africa expel the Israeli ambassador.

Supporters of ruling National Conference (NC) hold banners and placards as they shout anti-Israel slogans during a protest march against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir.

Riot police use water cannons to stop hundreds of pro Palestinian Turks who were staging a protest rally outside the Israeli consulate after Israel launched a ground operation in Gaza Strip, in Istanbul, Turkey on July 18.

People hold banners during a protest against Israel\(***)s military action in Gaza, at La Constitucion square in Malaga, Spain, on July 17. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday instructed the military to begin a ground offensive in Gaza, an official statement from his office said.

People march on the streets, displaying banners and Palestinian flags, as they shout anti Israeli slogans, during a protest against the Israeli air strikes of the Gaza strip, in Madrid, Spain, on July 17. More than 2,000 people took part in the demonstration.

Protest against Israel\(***)s attack on Gaza, in Ahmadabad, India, on July 17.

Protesters hold placards denouncing Israeli air strikes in Gaza, during a rally outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul on July 17.

An estimated 1,000 pro-Palestinians and activists took part in two separate protests against the air strikes on the Gaza Strip outside of the Israeli Embassy on July 17 in Athens, Greece.

Participants demonstrate at a protest against Israeli military action in Gaza, on July 1 in Berlin, Germany. The event took place at the same time as a \(***)We Stand With Israel\(***)s demonstration elsewhere in the city.

An ultra Orthodox Jew holds a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israel\(***)s air strikes on Gaza in London, July 11.

A Tunisian holds a placard which reads in Arabic \(***)We are all Gaza" during a protest against the Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip, in Tunis on July 11.

Activists gather to protest the Israeli bombing of Gaza during a rally in front of the Israeli embassy on July 11 in Washington, DC. Several peace groups gathered to protest in front of the embassy to call for an end to Israel\(***)s bombing of Gaza.

A Chinese woman holds a banner reading \(***)Free Palestine" during a protest against Israeli air strikes on Gaza, outside the Palestinian embassy in Beijing on July 18.

Indonesian protesters shout slogans during a rally to call for an end to Israeli strikes on Gaza, in Jakarta on July 18.

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